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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose to a one-week high yesterday as a takeover by Exxon Mobil raised optimism about energy sector acquisitions, while an Abu Dhabi aid package for Dubai helped spark financials.
Suncor Energy, which hea...
DATE: Dec 15, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — Easing concerns about debt problems overseas and a $29 billion takeover deal by Exxon Mobil Corp. nudged major stock indexes to new highs for the year.
The market climbed yesterday after the Middle Eastern city-state of Abu Dhabi exte...
DATE: Dec 15, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — British Airways cabin crew will strike over Christmas, their union said yesterday, throwing the plans of thousands of holiday travellers into uncertainty at one of the busiest times of the year.
Strikes are to begin December 22 and run ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp., the biggest US oil company, agreed to buy XTO Energy Inc. for $31 billion in a bet that US emissions restrictions will spur increased demand for natural gas. Owners of Fort Worth, Texas-based XTO will get 0.7...
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Rules forcing employers to minimise the risk of repetitive-stress injuries with more than $4 billion a year in workplace improvements may be moving closer to being revived, eight years after corporations fended off the proposal.
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DATE: Dec 15, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told top US bankers yesterday they owed it to the country to help lift the economy out of crisis by lending more money to small businesses in need and embracing financial reforms.
"Given the difficulty th...
DATE: Dec 15, 2009
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MUNICH (Bloomberg) - Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, is optimistic on the outlook for directors and officers (D&O) insurance after claims peaked and prices began rising in some industries, company executives said.
"D&O insurance is a very, very...
DATE: Dec 14, 2009
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Michael Foot — the author of an independent review on Britain's offshore financial centres — reportedly gave Bermuda a strong vote of confidence in conversation with an international businessman, who has gone on to do business on the Island.
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Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. has formed a new UK managing general agent, known as Paladin Underwriting Agency Ltd.
Paladin, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Montpelier Group, has been authorised by the Financial Services Authority and has obtained Llo...
DATE: Dec 14, 2009
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NEW YORK(Reuters) - A New York lawyer on Thursday became the sixth person to admit to conspiring with others in a coast-to-coast multi-million dollar insider trading case that has ensnared Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam.
The lawyer, Brien ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2009
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